Please, don't use an onchange() event on a select.  If a user is not using a
mouse, then the onchange happens with the first keypress and they can't get
to where they want to go to.  Its really frustrating for people who are
either blind, or who can't use a mouse for other purposes.

As to cookie, when the redirection happens, use CF (or another server type
language) to see if the cookie is defined, and if it isn't, to set it then.
In other words do it on the redirected page 


Sandra Clark
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http://www.shayna.com
Training in Cascading Style Sheets and Accessibility


-----Original Message-----
From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 1:17 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Javascript and cookies

Argh. Programming.

I need to do a drop down. Easy. When user selects item, takes them to that
url. Easy.

BUT: I also need to set a cookie to make that the users preference next time
they visit the website.


I have this:

<form name="jump">
<select name="myjumpbox"
 OnChange="window.open(jump.myjumpbox.options[selectedIndex].value)">
     <option selected>Please Select...
     <option value="http://danish.site.dk/";>Danish
     <option value="http://german.site.dk/";>German
     <option value="http://spanish.site.dk/";>Spanish
</select><noscript><INPUT type="submit" value="Go"
name=submit></noscript>
</form>


Anyone know how to set the cookie and then read it back next time the user
visits the site so it's automatically at the last language they used?

The main url will be www.site.com and the client doesn't think their users
will know to actually go to languagepreference.site.com ...

Thanks in advance ...


Cheers,
Erika





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